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Chapter 36

           Heknewhewasnogreatcatchforawomanhalfhisageandprettyandsmarttoboot,butFrankwasagentlemanandhekepthisbewildermenttohimself.Scarlettwashiswifeandhecouldnotinsultherbyaskingawkwardquestionswhich,afterall,wouldnotremedymatters.

           NotthatFrankespeciallywantedtoremedymatters,foritappearedthathismarriagewouldbeahappyone.Scarlettwasthemostcharmingandexcitingofwomenandhethoughtherperfectinallthings—exceptthatshewassoheadstrong.Franklearnedearlyinhismarriagethatsolongasshehadherownway,lifecouldbeverypleasant,butwhenshewasopposed—Givenherownway,shewasasgayasachild,laughedagooddeal,madefoolishlittlejokes,satonhiskneeandtweakedhisbearduntilhevowedhefelttwentyyearsyounger.Shecouldbeunexpectedlysweetandthoughtful,havinghisslipperstoastingatthefirewhenhecamehomeatnight,fussingaffectionatelyabouthiswetfeetandinterminableheadcolds,rememberingthathealwayslikedthegizzardofthechickenandthreespoonfulsofsugarinhiscoffee.Yes,lifewasverysweetandcozywithScarlett—aslongasshehadherownway.

           Whenthemarriagewastwoweeksold,FrankcontractedthegrippeandDr.Meadeputhimtobed.Inthefirstyearofthewar,Frankhadspenttwomonthsinthehospitalwithpneumoniaandhehadlivedindreadofanotherattacksincethattime,sohewasonlytoogladtoliesweatingunderthreeblanketsanddrinkthehotconcoctionsMammyandAuntPittybroughthimeveryhour.

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